Stanley Warren and the Changi Murals - The Last Supper

The fourth of the series of murals painted by Bombadier Stanley Warren in the the chapel of St Luke's hospital in Changi Barracks depicted the Last Supper.  It shows Christ giving the sacrement of the very first communion with the words

 

THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW TESTAMENT WHICH IS SHED FOR MANY

 

 

One interpretation of the figure of Christ is like a lighthouse, wearing a white cape and adorned by a halo.  Stanley had spent time in a lighthouse which had served as an observation post at Pulau Pisang before the fall of Singapore.  The disciples are shown like rocks strewn around the lighthouse at different heights and angles.

The sandals Christ is wearing are Stanley's own, what he called `a very personal signature' and the table and bowls are copied from ones used by the RAMC in camp.  The table is particularly unusual as most depictions of the Last Supper have the disciples sitting around a long table, but this one is small, with just enough room to contain the sacrements.